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Katia Ramirez broke to semi-finals in LD Debate at the Coppell Classic this weekend. By doing so, she qualified to TFA State. This is Katia's first time qualifying to the TFA State tournament and she is the first JBS Law Magnet LD Debater to qualify to state this year.

The JBS Law Magnet will be hosting its first UIL Academic and Speech/Debate tournament on February 23rd. The tournament will be called Law & Order.

Winter Extravaganza 2012 ScheduleSaturday, December 8, 20127:30 ARRIVE 8:00 Debate 1 10:00 Debate 2 12:30 Debate 3 3:30 Debate Elim 1 5:30 Debate Elim 2 7:00 Coach Exhibition / Debate Elim 3 8:00 Awards AssemblyView Larger Map

Tournament scheduleNov. 30, 20121:30 PM                Friday Registration2:00 PM                Friday Judge Training2:45 PM                Friday Round 1Round 1: JF-CX, NF-CX, V-CX4:45 PM                Friday Round 2Round 2: JF-CX, NF-CX, V-CX6:30 PM                Friday Dinner (All)7:00 PM                Friday Round 3Round 3: JF-CX, NF-CX, V-CXDec. 1, 20128:00 AM               Saturday Registration - HS8:30 AM         &nb...

Schedule of EventsSouthern Classic 2012Friday, November 30th3:00-4:00………………………………………Registration4:30……………………………………………Debate Rd 1/Duet&Duo Prelims4:30……………………………………………Student Congress6:30……………………………………………Debate Round 27:00........................................................Duet Acting Semis8:00……………………………………………Super Congress/Duo Interp Semis8:30…………………&hell...

This Saturday, the JBS Law Magnet debate team competed at the Arlington High School Tournament . In novice Lincoln-Douglas debate, Dino De La O reached the quarterfinal round, placing 5th overall. In Varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate, Kimberly Pesina reached semifinals, which means she finished 3rd out of 48 competitors! By reaching semis, she earned 4 points toward qualifying for the State Championship. Students need a total of 12 points to qualify. In Varsity CX debate, Ivan Garcia and Seneca Okere won the tournament and, in doing so, finished their qualification to the State Championship! Ivan and Seneca are the first members to qualify to TFA State this year.

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MAPView Larger MapSCHEDULEFriday, Nov. 9, 20123:15-4 p.m. Registration in the Academic Research Center4:30 p.m. Round 1: LD, CX, PF6:30 p.m. Round 2: LD, CX, PF9 p.m. Round 3: LD, CX, PFSaturday, Nov. 10, 20129:00 a.m. Round 4: VCX11:30 a.m. Round 4: LD, NCX, PF12:30 p.m. VCX Elims Begin3:30 p.m. Debate elims begin: LD, NCX, PF6:30 p.m. Debate elims continue: LD, CX, PF7:30 p.m. Awards Assembly· Elimination rounds in debate will be accelerated when possible. It is not advisable to leave campus.· Debate breaks will be adjusted based on entry numbers, such as going to doubles in LD or directly to quarters in CX and PF.· Students cross-entered within a section are responsible for getting to all of their rounds within the time allowed.

Students will be departing Townview at 2:00PM on a chartered bus.MAPView Larger MapParents should plan on picking up their students 1 hour after the beginning of the last Friday night round. Students have been instructed to call their parents as they enter Round 3.Schedule:Friday, October 26 2:30-3:30 Registration 4:00 Debate Round 1 4:00-7:00 Student Congress 6:00 Debate Round 2 7:45-9:45 Super Congress 8:00 Debate Round 3Saturday, October 27 8:00 Extemp Draw (auditorium) 8:30 Section A Prelims (FX, DX, NX, DI, PO, DUET) 10:00 Section B Prelims (OO, HI, PR, IMP, DUO) 11:00 Debate Round 4 12:30 Extemp Draw (auditorium) 1:00 Section A Semi’s (FX, DX, NX, DI, P...

The Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet Debate Team had 24 different teams competing at the first Dallas Urban Debate Alliance debate tournament sponsored by Strasberger and Price. In addition, to the large number of students competing, the JBS Law Magnet also provided the largest number of student and volunteer judges.Speaking to DISD leadership, Nicole Serrano, Executive Director of the DUDA, said "Don Gonzalez and the JBS Law Magnet debate team earned the prestigious award of being the 1st place school overall in the competition."Please join me in congratulating the following students earning individual recognition: Team Awards:Varsity Debate 1st Place – Yastril Nanez and Itzel PadillaVarsity Debate 2nd Place – Seneca Okere and Ivan GarciaVarsity Debate 4th Place – Ismael Reyna and Ronaldo Ramirez JV Debate 1st Place – Jose Garcia and Katia RamirezJV Debate 4th Place – Maria Herrera and Destiny HernandezJV Debate 7th Place – Kimberly Pesina and ...